Finntroll
Vredesvävd – Century Media Records
Seven years since Finntroll’s last release and this – the band’s seventh album, makes up for their absence. Like a really bad childhood dream come to life, ‘Vredesvävd’, which translates as ‘Wrath-Woven’ sounds like a messed up fairy tale – the accumulation of all the things your mum told you were no going to hurt you when you slept, come to life. Massive sounding, orchestral, trippy, frightening and intriguing, Vredesvävd, either lures you willingly in or drags you deeper and deeper into their world, depending on your disposition. Whether you escape their clutches and go listen to Nickelback, or continue onwards to join Finntroll’s cult of the damned, is up to you. But as we all know, most of the good stuff happens after dark…
Review by Jo Wright